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€467.41
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MSRP $599
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MSRP $519
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-12900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900K is 61 days older than the more expensive Core i9-12900.
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 3% better in Rust than Core i9-12900 - 252 vs 245 FPS
- Up to 11% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - €467.41 vs €525.06
- Up to 14% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-12900 - €1.85 vs €2.14 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-12900
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
252
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.85/FPS
100%
Price, €
€467.41
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900K 12. Generation Alder Lake 16-Core 3,2 GHz LGA 1700 Prozessor -BX8071512900K
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Intel Core i9 (12. Generation) i9-12900 Hexadeca-Core (16 Core) 2,40 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900K | vs | Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 16 |
| 24 | Threads | 24 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-12900K or Core i9-12900
With selected game settings
197 FPS
€10.63/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,094.9
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144 FPS
€13.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,999
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152 FPS
€12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,899.9
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252 FPS
€14.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€3,777
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67 FPS
€14.01/FPS
GeForce GTX 1630
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€939
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162 FPS
€16.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,678.35
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171 FPS
€13.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€2,384.9
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252 FPS
€15.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€3,909.9
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199 FPS
€11.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,249
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Laptops Using Core i9-12900K or Core i9-12900
With selected game settings
107 FPS
€17.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,920.23
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150 FPS
€21.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,199
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120 FPS
€32.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€3,898.97
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107 FPS
€20.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,195.99
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120 FPS
€26.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€3,175.09
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112 FPS
€29.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,299
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112 FPS
€27.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,074.64
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120 FPS
€31.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€3,799
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112 FPS
€34.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,847.09
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120 FPS
€29.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,576.17
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